How to Do Push ups for Soccer

Knowing how to do push ups is an important part of your soccer fitness. One common question is how many push ups you need to do in order to benefit maximum from it. Well, this question is pretty hard to answer as no one can actually tell you exactly how many you need to do. However, one simple rule you can have is to keep on doing push ups until you feel the impossible to continue feeling.

Here is how to do push ups in 6 steps

Step 1
Start by lying chest-down and keep your hands at the shoulder level. Also, have your feet together on the ground and parallel to each other.

Step 2
Try to look forward

Step 3
Now, try to keep your legs straight

Step 4
Now, push your body up off the floor. You should not either bend or arch the upper or lower back while pushing your body up

Step 5
Slowly lover your body towards the floor. Try also to keep your body straight and have your feet together.

Step 6
Make sure that you chest is touching the ground before lifting your body up. You should also keep your knees of the floor and also try to inhale as your bend your arms.

So, do you need to perform push ups every day? Well, of course you don’t need to perform them every day but if you can, then why not. However, you need to keep in mind that your muscles actually need to rest too so one day off between your push up sessions is optimal. I prefer to perform 5 sets and 20 reps per each set every two days or so. However, this is individual and you may increase this number if you want.

Summary
The most important thing while performing push ups is to perform the exercise slowly. Also, having your arms widely apart will affect your chest while having them closer will affect your triceps. However, I prefer to do my push ups with having my arms just a little wider than my shoulder width. This is of course individual and you may perform push ups in a way that fits your needs best